<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<meta charset=utf-8>
<head>
  <style>
    div {
      /* This letter-spacing value only impacts a single space character. */
      letter-spacing: -60px;
      float: left;
      border: 1px solid black;
    }
    span {
      letter-spacing: 0;
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <div><span>same</span> <span>line?</span></div>
